Asus RT-AC51U (2014) review

The detailed specifications, photos and introductory video of the Asus RT-AC51U (RT-AC51U) AC750 router. The list of the competitors most often compared to the Asus RT-AC51U router.

The Asus RT-AC51U (RT-AC51U) router released in 2014. It is powered by MediaTek MT7620A @ 580 MHz chipset, 64 MB RAM and 16 MB flash. The AC750 router is compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards, and the maximum speed that you can get with RT-AC51U is 300 + 433 Mbps.

The Guest network is a useful feature of the RT-AC51U router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 1 x USB 2.0 port(s).

Asus RT-AC51U (RT-AC51U) pictures

Asus RT-AC51U (RT-AC51U) specifications

Body

System

The router's memory (RAM) cannot be expanded. By default, the router's flash memory is used to store the Asus operating system.

Chipset

MediaTek MT7620A @ 580 MHz

RAM

64 MB

Flash

16 MB

OS

Asus

Power supply

12 V / 1 A

Network

The latest firmware supports IPv6 protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. The RT-AC51U comes with OpenVPN support. OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which implements OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension using the industry standard SSL/TLS protocol.

Wireless

The RT-AC51U is compatible with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks. 2.4 GHz is the most widely used frequency and in some cases may be overcrowded. The RT-AC51U supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.

Antennas

2 x 5 dBiRP-SMA

2.4 GHz

yes

5 GHz

yes

60 GHz

no

Standards

IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Class

AC750

Speed

300 + 433 Mbps

Transmit power

18.5 dBm

Security

WEPWPAWPA2WPS

Guest network

yes

Connectivity

You can attach a compatible USB printer to the Asus RT-AC51U device. It has built-in NAS functionality.

USB ports

1 x USB 2.0

Print server

yes

File server

yes

Administration

The default IP addresses of the Asus RT-AC51U device is 192.168.1.1. These address allows you to access the router's console login page.

Default IP

192.168.1.1

Default username

admin

Default password

admin

Links

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